Nichiken
Japanese Buddhist monk
About Nichiken
Lived 1243 – 1338 (aged 94–95).
Awaji Nichiken (淡路日賢, 1243–1338) was a disciple of Nichiren who studied under Nichigen and founded Honjoji (本成寺) in Sanjō, Niigata in 1309. He was granted mandala 52 of the Nichiren Shonin Gohonzon Catalogue.
He is not to be confused with another Nichiken, born 1393, whose birth name was .
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Who was Nichiken?
Japanese Buddhist monk
When was Nichiken born?
Nichiken was born in 1243.
When did Nichiken die?
Nichiken died in 1338.
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